If there was ever a generation that needed to press in to the things of God, it’s our generation. I believe we are living in the last days. I believe Jesus is coming soon and that helps me to keep my life focused on Him.

In recent times, the Church has not given enough attention to Jesus’ soon return. The fact that He could come at any moment ought to be foremost in our hearts. We ought to preach it to people and share it.

The Scripture says our hope of His return purifies us (1 John 3:3). People wouldn’t pour so much energy into material things if they thought Jesus would be coming back in less than a decade. They wouldn’t be as carnal. They’d be pressing into the things of the Spirit and storing up heavenly rewards.

Now is our opportunity to do that! Our rewards, our rank, even our responsibilities in heaven will be determined by what we do here on earth. For a few brief years here, we have the opportunity to influence people around us—to let the character of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God flow out through us and reveal God to the world.

Just a few years and that opportunity will be gone. In the meantime, it’s worth living for…and dying for. It’s worth whatever sacrifices we have to make.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries